'''Leonius''' was a male [[Assassin]] living in [[Italy]] during Emperor [[Caligula]]'s rule.
==Biography==
Leonius was a member of the [[Rome|Roman]] Assassin's Guild. The ruler of the [[Roman Empire]], Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, commonly referred to as Caligula, was a tyrant and the land had to be freed of him. On 24 January, 41 A.D. Leonius stabbed Caligula, killing him.
Between the time of his death and the [[Renaissance]], Leonius' sarcophagus was moved to [[Venice]], Italy, beneath [[Santa Maria della Visitazione]]. The Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] explored Leonius' tomb and took the hidden seal from his sarcophagus, which would help him to later obtain [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s [[Altaïr's Armor|armor]].
==Trivia==
*In real history, Caligula was assassinated by [[Wikipedia:Cassius Chaerea|Cassius Chaerea]], a member of the Praetorian Guard, in AD 41.
